Claim
Strong Support
assertion
Heart artery plaque starts building up when bad cholesterol is above 50-60 mg/dL, even in healthy people.
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Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
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Normal LDL-Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Absence of Risk Factors.
Cohort Study
Human
2017 Dec 19Direct test
Why it supportsThe study found that even people with normal cholesterol and no risk factors can have early signs of artery plaque, and higher LDL cholesterol still increases that risk, which supports the idea that plaque can start building up at fairly low cholesterol levels.
Contradicting (0)
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No contradicting evidence found
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- No clinical evidence is available; the score reflects mechanistic plausibility only.
